‘Lara Dutta and I shared Wai Wai noodles because we had no money': Dia Mirza

Updated On: 12 March, 2025 09:01 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

Dia Mirza, who had never left Hyderabad before in her life, vividly remembers adapting to Mumbai. She gets candid about experiencing financial woes while sharing an apartment with Lara Dutta

Dia Mirza with Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra Pic/Instagram

Bollywood actor Dia Mirza, who shot to fame with the Miss India pageant back in 2000 and won Miss Asia Pacific used to share an apartment with Lara Dutta, who became Miss Universe. Dia, who had never left Hyderabad before in her life, vividly remembers adapting to Mumbai. She gets candid about experiencing financial woes.

Dia Mirza on financial struggles in Mumbai

In an interview with Zoom, Dia Mirza recalled, "We (Lara and I) shared Wai Wai noodles because paise nahi the (we had no money). Lara and I modelled and saved that money. Neither of us used any money from our parents to do anything. Even in Priyanka`s (Chopra) situation, she had solid support, and her parents were very involved, but with us, we just had what we had earned and saved. There`d be days when savings would run out, and payments would be due. We would be sitting in these expensive gowns coming back from fancy events and choosing Wai Wai because that’s all we could afford.”

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